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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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Tensions of Modernity: Privilege, Precarity, and Colonial Nostalgia among European Security Contractors in East Africa
Tensions of Modernity: Privilege, Precarity, and Colonial Nostalgia among European Security Contractors in East Africa You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Russian Para-Military Operations in Africa: The Wagner Group as a De Facto Foreign Policy Instrument
Russian Para-Military Operations in Africa: The Wagner Group as a De Facto Foreign Policy Instrument You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Buy At Your Own Risk: Market Structure and the Performance of Russian Private Military Companies
Buy At Your Own Risk: Market Structure and the Performance of Russian Private Military Companies You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
To Escalate, or Not to Escalate? Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Severity
To Escalate, or Not to Escalate? Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Severity Nicholas Lees & Ulrich Petersohn Pages 2622-2645 | Received 01 Nov 2020, Accepted 24 May 2021, Published online:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in
As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in January 7, 202410:12 AM ET By The Associated Press Anton Koen, a former police officer who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Soldiers of Fortune qualitative study into the effects of military provider, Private Military Companies on the domestic sovereignty of fragile African nations
Soldiers of Fortune qualitative study into the effects of military provider, Private Military Companies on the domestic sovereignty of fragile African nations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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US firm Bancroft eyes Wagner Group’s influence in CAR
US firm Bancroft eyes Wagner Group’s influence in CAR Jean Fernand Koena in Bangui 01/04/2024January 4, 2024 The Central African Republic (CAR) is said to be in talks with the US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian Mercenaries’ Human Wave Tactics Push Back Ukrainian Troops In Soledar
Russian Mercenaries’ Human Wave Tactics Push Back Ukrainian Troops In Soledar David Axe Forbes Staff I write about ships, planes, tanks, drones, missiles and satellites. 10 Jan 12, 2023,05:19pm EST Wagner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenaries claim body of missing UK aid worker found in Ukraine
Russian mercenaries claim body of missing UK aid worker found in Ukraine By Social Links for Snejana Farberov Published Jan. 12, 2023 Updated Jan. 12, 2023, 1:09 p.m. ET The body… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
50 mercenaries from Russian private military company wounded in Luhansk Oblast
50 mercenaries from Russian private military company wounded in Luhansk Oblast Olena Roshchina — Friday, 9 December 2022, 17:52 26109 Kadiivka on the map Fifty injured Russian mercenaries from a private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading